The reaction of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has come to the fore on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid against Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji. He targeted the BJP government at the Centre. CM Kejriwal alleged that the misuse of central agencies by the BJP to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated.
CM Kejriwal tweeted, “BJP’s misuse of central agencies to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated. Strongly condemn the ED raids against Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji. BJP blinded by political vendetta.” causing irreparable damage to our democracy.”
BJP’s misuse of central agencies to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated. Strongly condemn the ED raids against Thiru V Senthil Balaji, Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister.
Blinded by political vendetta, the BJP is causing irreversible damage to our democracy.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 13, 2023
The ED on Tuesday raided the premises of Tamil Nadu Power Minister V Senthil Balaji and some others as part of its probe into a money laundering case. Official sources said that apart from here and Erode, searches were also conducted in Karur, Balaji’s home district. ED officials said searches were also carried out in Balaji’s office room in the secretariat here. This is the second time in five years that officers attached to the Central Investigation Agency conducted searches inside the secretariat. In December 2016, the then Chief Minister J. A few days after Jayalalithaa’s death, the Income Tax officials, while taking action against the then Chief Secretary P. Rama Mohan Rao, conducted searches in the Secretariat.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Center over the ED raids, saying it was indulging in “backdoor intimidation” of its political rivals. In a statement, Stalin said, “The BJP’s politics of intimidation through the backdoor will not be successful for those whom it cannot face politically.” The time is drawing near when they themselves will feel it.”
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